reviews of the boyish charms 7"
grandma becomes the moon / red slurpee

from Skyway issue #8
Pressed in limited quantity and packaged in a cute hand-colored sleeve, this special
tour single sees the Boyish Charms adding increasingly more instruments and
influences to their once spare bedroom sound. Namely, the A-side's sweet and jangly
"Grandma Becomes The Moon" is highlighted by layered acoustic and electric guitars,
vocal harmonies, piano, and the drumming of new recruit Kerry. Compared to the
Charms' past material, the song may seem a bit cluttered, but Cam's consistently
clever lyrics and pleasant guitar strum emerge to bring everything home in the end.
On the other hand, "Red Slurpee" is done quite simply, remaining fairly true to the
early acoustic style of its original writer, Ben Lee. This record is another gem
from our favorite California pop kids and should tide us over nicely until their
next full-length release. (by Doug Wallen)

from The Bee's Knees issue #13
A fun watercolor/marker sleeve definitely has me wanting to listen to this record
first. I love when people hand do their sleeves instead of just printing them. So
big snaps for Spineless and Boyish Charms from the start. I next put the record on
and wow my ears love it, and my foot taps to it to boot. A great pop gem for an A
side and a Ben Lee cover for a B side gives you lots of pleasurful listens. 9
(by Mike Turner)

from Beikoku-Ongaku vol. 14
The artworks, have full of hand-made flavour, are really cute! Include 2 songs.
Warmy vocal and simple guitar sounds knocked my heart, and songs have warm Glasgow's
flavor a bit. The sounds are cheap a bit, but it made me think of forthcoming great
future of music. (by Mayumi Horiguchi & translated by Yoshinaru Imamura)